{"id":2312,"date":"2025-03-01T20:37:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/?page_id=2312"},"modified":"2025-03-02T10:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T09:59:00","slug":"papal-vestments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/en\/papal-vestments\/","title":{"rendered":"Papal Vestments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We feature unique photographs from the archive of the American magazine LIFE, stored on Google servers, which present liturgical vestments from the treasury of the Apostolic Sacristy, including the papal coronation vestments of Holy Father Pius XII.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The photos show, among other things, the Pope&#8217;s own vestments and insignia, such as tiaras, falda, fanon and subcinctorium, as well as the vestments of the ministers of the altar, e.g. two versions of the dalmatic (white and red: the traditional papal colours) of the cardinal deacon proclaiming the words of the Holy Gospel during a solemn papal Mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"994\" height=\"733\" data-id=\"2335\" src=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_2.png 994w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_2-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_2-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_2-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"669\" data-id=\"2332\" src=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_1.png 912w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_1-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_1-768x563.png 768w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_1-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"977\" height=\"729\" data-id=\"2334\" src=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_3.png 977w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_3-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_3-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_3-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"931\" data-id=\"2333\" src=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_7.png 726w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_7-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_7-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"725\" data-id=\"2329\" src=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_4.png 570w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_4-236x300.png 236w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_4-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"579\" height=\"735\" data-id=\"2331\" src=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_6.png 579w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_6-236x300.png 236w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_6-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1011\" height=\"721\" data-id=\"2336\" src=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_8.png 1011w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_8-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_8-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_8-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1011px) 100vw, 1011px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"733\" data-id=\"2328\" src=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_5.png 556w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_5-228x300.png 228w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_5-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"734\" data-id=\"2330\" src=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_9.png 572w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_9-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_9-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><sub>Source: LIFE\/Google<\/sub><br><em><sub>(to enlarge the photo, open it in a new window)<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/papal_vestments.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub>Music: Domenico Bartolucci, <em>Tu es Petrus<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pM0d08otjyQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Source<\/a>: Fondazione Cardinale Domenico Bartolucci<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" src=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/diaria_caeremonialia_gattico_graphic-300x93.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/diaria_caeremonialia_gattico_graphic-300x93.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/diaria_caeremonialia_gattico_graphic-1024x318.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/diaria_caeremonialia_gattico_graphic-768x239.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/diaria_caeremonialia_gattico_graphic-1536x478.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/diaria_caeremonialia_gattico_graphic-2048x637.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/diaria_caeremonialia_gattico_graphic-18x6.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Below, in several versions, is a famous photograph by Giovanni Ferretto (photographic studio in Treviso, near Venice, where Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto was archbishop and patriarch from 1896 to 1903, elected Bishop of Rome during the first conclave in the 20th century). It shows the coronation vestments of Pope Pius X and some of the liturgical vessels used during solemn papal Masses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"424\" data-id=\"2341\" src=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_pio_x_1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_pio_x_1.png 318w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_pio_x_1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_pio_x_1-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/catalogo.cultura.gov.it\/detail\/Veneto\/PhotographicHeritage\/CRV-F_0026981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2343\" src=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_pio_x_3-785x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_pio_x_3-785x1024.jpeg 785w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_pio_x_3-230x300.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_pio_x_3-768x1001.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_pio_x_3-1178x1536.jpeg 1178w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_pio_x_3-1571x2048.jpeg 1571w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_pio_x_3-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_pio_x_3.jpeg 1732w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: J.P. Sonnen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"379\" height=\"496\" data-id=\"2342\" src=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_pio_x_2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_pio_x_2.png 379w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_pio_x_2-229x300.png 229w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vesti_papali_pio_x_2-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/catalogo.cultura.gov.it\/detail\/Veneto\/PhotographicHeritage\/CRV-F_0026982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><em><sub>(to enlarge the photo, open it in a new window)<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/szaty_papieskie_pius_x.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub>Music: Domenico Bartolucci, <em>Tu es Petrus<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pM0d08otjyQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Source<\/a>: Fondazione Cardinale Domenico Bartolucci<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" src=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/diaria_caeremonialia_gattico_graphic-300x93.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/diaria_caeremonialia_gattico_graphic-300x93.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/diaria_caeremonialia_gattico_graphic-1024x318.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/diaria_caeremonialia_gattico_graphic-768x239.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/diaria_caeremonialia_gattico_graphic-1536x478.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/diaria_caeremonialia_gattico_graphic-2048x637.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/diaria_caeremonialia_gattico_graphic-18x6.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>RECOMMENDED READINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Marzia Cataldi Gallo, <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deferrarieditore.it\/prodotto\/le-vesti-dei-papi-parati-della-sacrestia-pontificia-seicento-settecento\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Le vesti dei papi. I parati della Sacrestia pontificia: Seicento e Settecento<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, Genova: De Ferrari 2011.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marzia Cataldi Gallo, <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oZD2PdocS3w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vestire il pontefice. Dall&#8217;Antico Testamento a Papa Francesco<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, Genova: Sagep 2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marzia Cataldi Gallo, <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fgrfU8iEtxU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Il Papa e le sue vesti. Da Paolo V a Giovanni Paolo II (1600-2000)<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, Citt\u00e0 del Vaticano: Edizioni Muzei Vaticani 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We feature unique photographs from the archive of the American magazine LIFE, stored on Google servers, which present liturgical vestments from the treasury of the Apostolic Sacristy, including the papal coronation vestments of Holy Father Pius XII. The photos show, among other things, the Pope&#8217;s own vestments and insignia, such as tiaras, falda, fanon and [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2312","page","type-page","status-publish","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2312\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caeremonialeromanum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}